Coolship Cerise | Allagash Brewing Company

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Sparkling pink-amber with a loud fizzy head that settles to a soft, spotty film but can easily be stirred up with a quick swirl. Second half of the bottle will cloud you up.

Smell is wild yet focused sparkling cherry cider mellowed by oaky, earthy, cheesy funk and a little peppery spice. With more time, the smell reminds me of walking through a wild apple orchard with fallen apples underfoot and wildflowers all around--super nostalgic and homey, yet complex.

Whoa, this is very sour at first! Cherry is quickly complemented by a spiced apple cider or apple pie-like flavor, over an excellent, sharp crisp fizz. After acclimating, I taste almond, pie crust, a little acetic oak, and then the cherry comes back in on the finish--bing and black cherry pie, finishing quite dry indeed. Then, long after the swallow, a savory, peppery oakiness blooms on the throat.

Bottled December 21, 2015 and drank March 21, 2017. Pours a bright ruby red with loads of carbonation, fizzy white head from which you can hear the carbonation popping/fizzing. Smells of cherries, oak, wine, with a little sour funk. Taste is sharply sour and bursting with a lemony acid. Oak and cherry are there still, but muted by the initial punch of sour. Finishes dry. Fun beer.

Pours a clear pink with touches of yellow around the edges. The nose is loads of funk, oak and cherry sweetness. The taste brings notes of cherries, oak and funkiness with a nicely tart finish. The mouthfeel is full bodied and not overly drying. Overall, the balance and complexities are on point here. The cherry sits more in the back ground than I expected, which is the only detractor. In the end, it's something I would never hesitate to grab again.

Drinking the latest 2016 batch on 12/31/16. Cherry pie. Biscuit. Spice. Cherries. Beautiful rose color. Carb is continual throughout the drinking experience. Flavors really pop as it warms. Almost a hint of cinnamon and definite pie crust with the tart cherries. A balanced tartness from the natural fermentation.

375ml cork and caged bottle, dated 12/21/2015. Cork comes out with a large pop. Served in a snifter glass. Pours a slightly cloudy darker reddish body with an orange hue; one finger white head with good retention, not much lacing. Smells of rich cherry skin and tannins, oak, and mild funk. Touch of lemon is in the back as well. A bit of mineral, but the dominant aroma is cherry skin. Flavour does follow; tannic with moderate cherry skin tartness and a bit of cherry flesh; back is touch of lemon and leather, a bit more oak and a mild funk to it. Mouthfeel is medium-lighter bodied, slightly yogurty, moderate acetic acidity with cherry skin and funk on the finish. A very nice cherry AWA that I really enjoyed.